trooper
troop·er
trooper · troopers · troopered · troopering
To work as a trooperTo work as a trooper.
/ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/
» Give it up for this trooper.
Meaning
2 sensesTo work as a trooper.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
Examples
15 sentencesGive it up for this trooper.
Sami is a former state trooper.
Yanni argued with the state trooper.
Ziri argued with the state trooper.
Ziri wanted to be a state trooper.
Origin
From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes fromFrom troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.
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Forms
troopers, troopering, troopered, trooperedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle